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[[File:Muisca raft Legend of El Dorado Offerings of gold.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[Muisca raft]] is the main piece in the Offering Boat Room]]
[[File:Calima Heart-shaped pectoral.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Calima culture]] heart-shaped pectoral as displayed in the temporary exhibition of Museum of Gold's exhibits at the [[Royal Castle, Warsaw|Royal Castle]] in [[Warsaw]]]]
[[File:Calima Heart-shaped pectoral.jpg|thumb|upright=.85|[[Calima culture]] heart-shaped pectoral as displayed in the temporary exhibition of Museum of Gold's exhibits at the [[Royal Castle, Warsaw|Royal Castle]] in [[Warsaw]]]]
[[File:Gold museum logo.svg|thumb|right|200px|Logo of the museum with the seal of the Banco de la República, next to the museum]]
[[File:Gold museum logo.svg|thumb|right|200px|Logo of the museum with the seal of the Banco de la República, next to the museum]]


The '''Museum of Gold''' ({{lang-es|El Museo del Oro}}) is a [[museum]] located in [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]. It is one of the most visited touristic highlights in the country.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bogotatravelguide.com/places-to-go-in-bogota/gold-museum.php | title=The 22 Places To Go in Bogotá: Museum of Gold | publisher=Bogotá Travel Guide] | accessdate=27 January 2014}}</ref> The museum receives around 500,000 tourists per year.<ref name=SemanaMuseo>{{es}} [http://www.semana.com/cultura/articulo/los-75-del-museo-del-oro/409766-3 Los 75 del Museo del Oro] - [[Semana (Colombia)|Semana]]</ref>
The '''Museum of Gold''' ({{langx|es|Museo del Oro}}) is an [[archaeology museum]] located in [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]. It is one of the most visited touristic highlights in the country.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bogotatravelguide.com/places-to-go-in-bogota/gold-museum.php | title=The 22 Places To Go in Bogotá: Museum of Gold | publisher=Bogotá Travel Guide] | access-date=27 January 2014}}</ref> The museum receives around 500,000 tourists per year.<ref name=SemanaMuseo>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.semana.com/cultura/articulo/los-75-del-museo-del-oro/409766-3 Los 75 del Museo del Oro] - [[Semana (Colombia)|Semana]]</ref>


The museum displays a selection of [[pre-Columbian era|pre-Columbian]] gold and other metal alloys, such as ''[[Tumbaga]]'', and contains the largest collection of gold artifacts in the world in its exhibition rooms on the second and third floors. Together with [[pottery]], stone, [[Animal shell|shell]], wood and textile objects, these items, made of – to [[amerindian|indigenous]] cultures – a sacred metal, testify to the life and thought of the different societies which lived in present-day Colombia before the [[Spanish conquest of the Americas]].
The museum displays a selection of [[pre-Columbian era|pre-Columbian]] [[gold]] and other metal alloys, such as ''[[Tumbaga]]'', and contains the largest collection of gold artifacts in the world in its exhibition rooms on the second and third floors. Together with [[pottery]], stone, [[Exoskeleton|shell]], wood and textile objects, these items, made of a– to [[amerindian|indigenous]] cultures – sacred metal, testify to the life and thought of the different societies which lived in present-day Colombia before the [[Spanish conquest of the Americas]].


== History ==
== History ==
In 1934, the [[Bank of the Republic]] began helping to protect the [[archaeology|archaeological]] [[National patrimony|patrimony]] of [[Colombia]].{{fact|date=January 2014}} The object known as [[Poporo Quimbaya]] was the first one in a collection. It has been on exhibition for 70 years.{{when|date=January 2014}}
In 1934, the [[Bank of the Republic]] began helping to protect the [[archaeology|archaeological]] [[National patrimony|patrimony]] of [[Colombia]].{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} The object known as [[Poporo Quimbaya]] was the first one in a collection. It has been on exhibition for 70 years.{{when|date=January 2014}} The museum is today administered by [[Bank of the Republic (Colombia)#Banrepcultural|Banrepcultural]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About Banrepcultural |url=http://www.banrepcultural.org/en |website=Red Cultural del Banco de la República en Colombia |access-date=13 September 2018 |quote=The cultural activity of Banco de la República extends as a network through 29 cities in the Colombian territory, and is carried out in the Gold Museum in Bogota, five Gold Museums in Armenia, Cali, Cartagena, Pasto and Santa Marta, the Ethnographic Museum in Leticia, the Luis Ángel Arango Library and the Casa Gómez Campuzano in Bogotá, the Library Network that extends through 28 Colombian cities, the Luis Ángel Arango Library Concert Hall, and Bogotá museums: Casa de Moneda, Botero Museum and, Miguel Urrutia Museum of Art (MAMU).}}</ref>


The museum houses the famous [[Muisca raft|Muisca golden raft]] found in [[Pasca]] in 1969, that represents the ceremony of the new ''[[zipa]]'' (ruler) of Bacatá, the basis for the ''[[El Dorado]]'' myth. The heir to the chieftaincy assumed power with a great offering to the gods. In this representation he is seen standing at the centre of a raft, surrounded by the principal chieftains, all of them adorned with [[gold]] and feathers.
The museum houses the famous [[Muisca raft|Muisca golden raft]] found in [[Pasca]] in 1969, that represents the ceremony of the new ''[[zipa]]'' (ruler) of Muyquytá, the basis for the ''[[El Dorado]]'' myth. The heir to the chieftaincy assumed power with a great offering to the gods. In this representation he is seen standing at the centre of a raft, surrounded by the principal chieftains, all of them adorned with [[gold]] and feathers.


After a decade of work, the museum was expanded and renovated in October 2008. With the renovation, the museum organized the permanent exhibition in five rooms with archaeological objects and an interactive room. It also added an auditorium, some temporary exhibitions rooms, a cafe, a restaurant, and a souvenir store.
After a decade of work, the museum was expanded and renovated in October 2008. With the renovation, the museum organized the permanent exhibition in five rooms with archaeological objects and an interactive room. It also added an auditorium, some temporary exhibitions rooms, a cafe, a restaurant, and a souvenir store.


== Description ==
== Description ==
The museum has a collection of 55,000 pieces. 6,000 pieces are on display in their expanded building. There are bilingual descriptions of almost all exhibits. On the first floor is the museum's main entrance, the shop and a restaurant, The Gold Museum restaurant and café.
The museum has a collection of 55,000 pieces, 6,000 of which are on display in their expanded building. There are bilingual descriptions of almost all exhibits. On the first floor houses the museum's main entrance, a shop, and a restaurant.


On the second floor the exposition begins. The main room is called "People and Gold in pre-Hispanic [[Colombia]]". In glass cases it displays the goldsmith work of the different cultures which inhabited Colombia before the Spanish colonists arrived; the room is divided into different halls for every culture; [[Calima culture|Calima]], [[Quimbaya]], [[Muisca people|Muisca]], [[Zenú]], [[Tierradentro]], [[San Agustín Archaeological Park|San Agustín]], [[Panche people|Tolima]], [[Tairona]] and Urabá, and a special room called "After [[Christopher Columbus|Columbus]]" (''Después de Colón'').
Exhibitions begin on the second floor. The main room is called "People and Gold in pre-Hispanic [[Colombia]]". In glass vitrines display goldsmiths' work from the different cultures which inhabited Colombia before the Spanish colonists arrived. The permanent exhibition is divided into different halls for every culture: [[Calima culture|Calima]], [[Quimbaya]], [[Muisca people|Muisca]], [[Zenú]], [[Tierradentro]], [[San Agustín Archaeological Park|San Agustín]], [[Panche people|Tolima]], [[Tairona]], and Urabá, and a special room called "After [[Christopher Columbus|Columbus]]" (''Después de Colón'').


The exposition continues on the third floor, with "The Flying Chamanic" and "The Offering". The first shows the process of a [[shaman]] ceremony with its different gold pieces, the second is divided into three parts; the "Offering Room", the "Offering Boat", and the "Lake".
The exposition continues on the third floor, with "The Flying Chamanic" and "The Offering." The first shows the process of a [[shaman]]ic ceremony with its different gold pieces, the second is divided into three parts: the "Offering Room", the "Offering Boat", and the "Lake".


At the end of the exposition, there is a "Profunditation Room" with artistic videos about the most important gold pieces of the museum.
At the end of the exposition, there is a "Profunditation Room" with artistic videos about the most important gold pieces of the museum.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
{{gallery
|height=150 <!--landscape-->
File:Peças do museu do ouro (3326024913).jpg|Gold pieces
|mode=packed <!--use same height-->
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File:Poporoquimbaya.JPG|Poporo Quimbaya
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|File:Muisca raft Legend of El Dorado Offerings of gold.jpg|The [[Muisca raft]] is the main piece in the Offering Boat Room
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File:Museo del Oro - Tolima pectoral.jpg|Pectoral Tolima culture
File:Museo Del Oro, Bogota (24580555593).jpg|Golden mask
|File:Peças do museu do ouro (3326024913).jpg|Gold pieces
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|File:Museo del Oro - Tolima pectoral.jpg|Pectoral Tolima culture
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</gallery>
|File:Museo Del Oro, Bogota (24580555593).jpg|Golden mask
<gallery>
File:Museo Del Oro, Bogota (24546916613).jpg|Golden sea snail
|File:Museo Del Oro, Bogota (24546916613).jpg|[[Muisca art|Muisca]] golden sea snail
File:Muisca Tunjo 2 - Museo del Oro - Bogotá.jpg|''[[Tunjo]]''
|File:Museo del Oro San Agustín golden fish.jpg|Golden fish
File:Museo del Oro San Agustín golden fish.jpg|Golden fish
|File:Musée del Oro (46).JPG|Golden plate
File:Musée del Oro (46).JPG|Golden plate
|File:N6 piece from gold museum Bogota.jpg|Golden figure
}}
</gallery>
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{{gallery
|height=180 <!--portrait-->
|mode=packed <!--use same height-->
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|File:Poporoquimbaya.JPG|[[Quimbaya civilization|Quimbayan]] [[poporo]]
|File:Muisca Tunjo 2 - Museo del Oro - Bogotá.jpg|''[[Tunjo]]''
}}



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== See also ==
== See also ==
{{Portal|Archaeology|Colombia}}
{{Portal|History|Colombia}}
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* [[Muisca people|Muisca]]
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* [[Muisca art]]
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* [[Quimbaya culture]]
* [[Calima culture]]
* [[Calima culture]]
* [[Quimbaya museum]]
* [[Calima Gold Museum]]
* [[Colombian mythology]]
* [[Indigenous peoples in Colombia]]
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* [[Muisca]]
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* [[Muisca art]]
* [[Quimbaya civilization]]
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* [[Quimbaya Museum]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{in lang|en}} {{official website|http://www.banrepcultural.org/gold-museum}}
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* {{en icon}} {{official website|http://www.banrepcultural.org/gold-museum}}
* {{in lang|es}} {{official website|http://www.banrepcultural.org/museo-del-oro}}
* {{es icon}} {{official website|http://www.banrepcultural.org/museo-del-oro}}
* [http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/119785/rec/1 The Art of Precolumbian Gold: The Jan Mitchell Collection], an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material relevant to holdings at the Gold Museum
* [http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/119785/rec/1 The Art of Precolumbian Gold: The Jan Mitchell Collection], an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material relevant to holdings at the Gold Museum
*[https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/museo-del-oro-bogota?hl=en Gold Museum, Bogotá] within [[Google Arts & Culture]]
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Latest revision as of 07:38, 25 October 2024

Museo del Oro
View of the Museum of Gold
Map
Interactive fullscreen map
Established22 December 1939
LocationCarrera 6 # 15-82
(Parque Santander)
Bogotá,  Colombia
Coordinates4°36′6.91″N 74°4′19.20″W / 4.6019194°N 74.0720000°W / 4.6019194; -74.0720000
DirectorMaría Alicia Uribe Villegas
Public transit accessMuseo del Oro
Websitewww.banrepcultural.org/gold-museum
Calima culture heart-shaped pectoral as displayed in the temporary exhibition of Museum of Gold's exhibits at the Royal Castle in Warsaw
Logo of the museum with the seal of the Banco de la República, next to the museum

The Museum of Gold (Spanish: Museo del Oro) is an archaeology museum located in Bogotá, Colombia. It is one of the most visited touristic highlights in the country.[1] The museum receives around 500,000 tourists per year.[2]

The museum displays a selection of pre-Columbian gold and other metal alloys, such as Tumbaga, and contains the largest collection of gold artifacts in the world in its exhibition rooms on the second and third floors. Together with pottery, stone, shell, wood and textile objects, these items, made of a– to indigenous cultures – sacred metal, testify to the life and thought of the different societies which lived in present-day Colombia before the Spanish conquest of the Americas.

History

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In 1934, the Bank of the Republic began helping to protect the archaeological patrimony of Colombia.[citation needed] The object known as Poporo Quimbaya was the first one in a collection. It has been on exhibition for 70 years.[when?] The museum is today administered by Banrepcultural.[3]

The museum houses the famous Muisca golden raft found in Pasca in 1969, that represents the ceremony of the new zipa (ruler) of Muyquytá, the basis for the El Dorado myth. The heir to the chieftaincy assumed power with a great offering to the gods. In this representation he is seen standing at the centre of a raft, surrounded by the principal chieftains, all of them adorned with gold and feathers.

After a decade of work, the museum was expanded and renovated in October 2008. With the renovation, the museum organized the permanent exhibition in five rooms with archaeological objects and an interactive room. It also added an auditorium, some temporary exhibitions rooms, a cafe, a restaurant, and a souvenir store.

Description

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The museum has a collection of 55,000 pieces, 6,000 of which are on display in their expanded building. There are bilingual descriptions of almost all exhibits. On the first floor houses the museum's main entrance, a shop, and a restaurant.

Exhibitions begin on the second floor. The main room is called "People and Gold in pre-Hispanic Colombia". In glass vitrines display goldsmiths' work from the different cultures which inhabited Colombia before the Spanish colonists arrived. The permanent exhibition is divided into different halls for every culture: Calima, Quimbaya, Muisca, Zenú, Tierradentro, San Agustín, Tolima, Tairona, and Urabá, and a special room called "After Columbus" (Después de Colón).

The exposition continues on the third floor, with "The Flying Chamanic" and "The Offering." The first shows the process of a shamanic ceremony with its different gold pieces, the second is divided into three parts: the "Offering Room", the "Offering Boat", and the "Lake".

At the end of the exposition, there is a "Profunditation Room" with artistic videos about the most important gold pieces of the museum.

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  • The Muisca raft is the main piece in the Offering Boat Room
    The Muisca raft is the main piece in the Offering Boat Room
  • Gold pieces
    Gold pieces
  • Pectoral Tolima culture
    Pectoral Tolima culture
  • Golden mask
    Golden mask
  • Muisca golden sea snail
    Muisca golden sea snail
  • Golden fish
    Golden fish
  • Golden plate
    Golden plate
  • Golden figure
    Golden figure


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The 22 Places To Go in Bogotá: Museum of Gold". Bogotá Travel Guide]. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Los 75 del Museo del Oro - Semana
  3. ^ "About Banrepcultural". Red Cultural del Banco de la República en Colombia. Retrieved 13 September 2018. The cultural activity of Banco de la República extends as a network through 29 cities in the Colombian territory, and is carried out in the Gold Museum in Bogota, five Gold Museums in Armenia, Cali, Cartagena, Pasto and Santa Marta, the Ethnographic Museum in Leticia, the Luis Ángel Arango Library and the Casa Gómez Campuzano in Bogotá, the Library Network that extends through 28 Colombian cities, the Luis Ángel Arango Library Concert Hall, and Bogotá museums: Casa de Moneda, Botero Museum and, Miguel Urrutia Museum of Art (MAMU).
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